India Football: Manisha Kalyan claims she is '100 percent' prepared for the Champions League

India woman football star, Manisha Kalyan has opened up on signing for Cyprus champions, Apollon Ladies, claiming that she is "100 percent" prepared to make an impression in the Champions League.

Kalyan is set to create history by becoming the first player from the country to to play in the UEFA Women’s Champions League as Apollon Ladies will take part in the qualification rounds of Europe's premier competition.

"Competitions like the Champions League are what every player would have dreamt of playing, and just the thought of getting a chance to play there is thrilling. From my end, I'm prepared to give my 100 percent to play the Champions League and help my team do well," she said in an interview.

The 20-year-old has reiterated that the exposure that she has got with her national team has helped her gain the necessary experience and confidence required to play abroad and that more Indian players will make the move to a foreign league in the future, due to the progress made by India in women's football in recent times.

"Our girls have improved a lot. I feel there are girls in the team who can do even better. Such moves will only help the national team to improve further in the future. I hope that I can inspire some of the younger girls to work harder and make their own moves in the future as well," she added.

Kalyan has already taken part in three training sessions so far with her new club and is looking to get on the pitch soon and contribute for her new club.